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Bobby McCarthy vs Jesse James Leija — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bobby McCarthy

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Jesse James Leija

Bobby McCarthy (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McCarthy

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Leija

47

Wins19 KO · 40%

7

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Leija leads 1–0

Bobby McCarthy and Jesse James Leija have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.

Bobby McCarthy and Jesse James Leija have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.
Met1990Jul 16Series
Bobby McCarthyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jesse James LeijaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

McCarthy 1 · Leija 4 of 5 measurable rows
McCarthyLeija
Record†
0-147-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
85.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—40.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—40%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
1
57

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Bobby McCarthy: No height on file
Jesse James Leija: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Bobby McCarthy: No reach on file
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Agenot held
Bobby McCarthy: No date of birth
Jesse James Leija: 60
Stance
Bobby McCarthy: Not recorded
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox

Bobby McCarthy left, Jesse James Leija right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bobby McCarthy0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Bobby McCarthy: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McCarthy yet.

Jesse James Leija47 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Jesse James Leija: 47 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (40%), 23 on the cards (49%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 40%23 on the cards 49%5 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobby McCarthy 1, Jesse James Leija 57 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bobby McCarthy last boxed on Jul 16, 1990 — 13,244 days ago. McCarthy had lost the most recent, to Jesse James Leija.L

Leija Jul 1990

Jesse James Leija last boxed on Jan 29, 2005 — 7,933 days ago. Leija had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Gatti.WWWWL

Casillas May 2003Mena Nov 2003Logan Apr 2004Bojado Jul 2004Gatti Jan 20053.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobby McCarthy and Jesse James Leija ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobby McCarthy and Jesse James Leija met once on July 16, 1990, and Jesse James Leija won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LJul 16, 1990 · Leija · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCarthy or Leija?
Bobby McCarthy is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McCarthy0–10%

Leija47–7–285.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCarthy or Leija?
Bobby McCarthy has 0 knockout wins and Jesse James Leija has 19. Jesse James Leija has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCarthy0

Leija1940.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCarthy and Leija have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bobby McCarthy and Jesse James Leija have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCarthy and Leija?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Bobby McCarthy and 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCarthy1bout

Leija57bouts

How They Win ↓

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